Event Brief
Uber ordered to pay $40 million after freeway death
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
Summary: Uber was ordered to pay $40 million to the family of Emily Normandin-Parker, who was killed after a rideshare driver left her and a friend on the side of a California freeway. The incident occurred after an Uber trip on Aug. 12, 2023, when the driver pulled over on State Route 73 and kicked them out; Uber argued the driver was an independent contractor.
WHO: Uber
WHAT: An arbitration panel ordered Uber to pay $40 million to the family of a woman killed after a rideshare driver left her on the side of a freeway.
WHEN: Aug 12, 2023
WHERE: Orange County, California
WHY: The payment was ordered after a rideshare driver left the women on the side of State Route 73, after which Normandin-Parker was fatally struck.
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